This summit will cover the latest trading and technology challenges affecting the buy-side in an ever-changing financial and regulatory landscape, as well as innovative strategies for optimizing trade execution, managing risk and increasing operational efficiency, while keeping costs to a minimum.

WatersTechnology and Sell-Side Technology are pleased to present the 7th annual North American Trading Architecture Summit.
Bringing together technologists, architects, software developers and data center managers from the financial community to discuss the latest issues in trading technology.

Hosted by WatersTechnology, the Waters Rankings voting will be open to every investment firm, hedge fund, and exchange across the globe and will give recognition to technology and service providers for their offerings.

The aim of the awards is to recognize the leading technologies and vendors in their area of expertise, through an auditable and transparent methodology underpinned by the input and experience of six judges - four buy-side-focused technology consultants and Buy-Side Technology's editors.

This white paper considers grid's place in a cloud-enabled world, addresses options for optimizing onsite system performance, and discusses alternative on-premises solutions such as hardware acceleration and supercomputers.

Stress testing and scenario modeling is essential for any financial institution (FI) that wants to survive market shocks and increased regulatory scrutiny. This report tracks developments in the marketplace, suggests best practice and provides an overview of the available risk technology support systems.

Energy Vets ‘Ship’ Freight Data Service

Commodities trade flow data startup ClipperData will this month launch the first iteration of a service that will provide details of commodities shipped internationally by freight tankers, to provide traders with reliable and timely indicators of supply and demand, which they can use to predict price movements in commodities markets.
The vendor was set up last year by Abudi Zein and Sterling Lapinski—two...